Archive for October 2013

Auf Wiedersehen Angy Eiter!

BERCY FRANCE Foto: Stanko Gruden

This last September, Austrian champion Angela Eiter retired from lead climbing competitions after having won more than any other female athlete ever has. Naturally, we wanted to have a chat and ask her what it all meant. And we were amazed to hear how she managed to make history by focusing on the present moment as much as possible, without letting either setbacks or triumphs getting in the way of her climbing.

 
Photo: Angy at the 2012 World Championships, where she won gold in Lead © Stanko Gruden
 
 
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Blocs & Walls for Copenhagen

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We attended the opening of Blocs & Walls, the brand new climbing centre of Copenhagen. As undiscriminating lovers of all forms of sport climbing, we are always happy to hear about new climbing walls. In fact, we do believe that the creation of a wall is an exciting sign of a growing community looking for means to do more of what they love most.
And, strong of a well organised and eventful day, Blocs & Walls did not fail to impress us!

 
Photo: The opening day crowd from the top of the lead wall © Ulrik Hasemann
 
 
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Adam Ondra and the sabbatical that has been…

Adam on the crux of his route Change 9b/+ © Petr Pavlíček

We met Adam and spent some time looking back at what happened since he completed high school and became a fully fledged fulltime climber (but only until university starts this autumn!). It was a bit difficult, since the passionate Czech is always thinking about what comes next, always preparing for the next challenge, whether it’s completing a Spanish project or getting back to the competition circuit…

 
Photo: Adam on the crux of one of his latest first ascents, Move 9b/+ © Petr Pavlíček
 
 
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